Verse 23
Daniel 6:23
Geneva Bible
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Then was the King exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel out of the denne: so Daniel was brought out of the denne, and no maner of hurt was found vpon him, because he beleeued in his God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֱלָהִ֞/י שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאֲכֵ֗/הּ וּֽ/סֲגַ֛ר פֻּ֥ם אַרְיָוָתָ֖/א וְ/לָ֣א חַבְּל֑וּ/נִי כָּ/ל קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤י קָֽדָמ֨וֹ/הִי֙ זָכוּ֙ הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת לִ֔/י וְ/אַ֤ף קדמי/ך קָֽדָמָ/ךְ֙ מַלְכָּ֔/א חֲבוּלָ֖ה לָ֥א עַבְדֵֽת
English Translation
My God, send your angel and close the mouth of the lion, and do not allow them to harm me, for I have been found innocent before you, and even before you, O king, I have committed no wrong.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
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It pleased Darius to set ouer the kingdome an hundreth and twentie gouernours, which should be ouer...
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And ouer these, three rulers (of whome Daniel was one) that the gouernours might giue accompts vnto...
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Now this Daniel was preferred aboue the rulers and gouernours, because the spirit was excellent in h...
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Wherefore the rulers and gouernours sought an occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdome: but t...
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Then sayd these men, We shall not finde an occasion against this Daniel, except we finde it against...
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Therefore the rulers and these gouernours went together to the King, and sayde thus vnto him, King D...
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All the rulers of thy kingdome, the officers and gouernours, the counsellers, and dukes haue consult...
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Nowe, O King, confirme the decree, and seale the writing, that it be not changed according to the la...
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Wherefore King Darius sealed the writing and the decree.
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Now when Daniel vnderstood that he had sealed the writing, hee went into his house, and his window b...
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11
Then these men assembled, and founde Daniel praying, and making supplication vnto his God (Elohim).
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12
So they came and, spake vnto the King concerning the Kings decree, Hast thou not sealed the decree,...
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Then answered they, and sayd vnto the King, This Daniel which is of the children of the captiuitie o...
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14
When the King heard these wordes, hee was sore displeased with himselfe, and set his heart on Daniel...
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Then these men assembled vnto the King, and sayde vnto ye King, Vnderstand, O King, that the lawe of...
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Then the King commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the denne of lyons: now the King...
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And a stone was brought, and layed vpon the mouth of the denne, and the King sealed it with his owne...
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Then the King went vnto his palace, and remained fasting, neither were the instruments of musike bro...
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Then the King arose early in the morning, and went in all haste vnto the denne of lyons.
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And when he came to the denne, he cryed with a lamentable voyce vnto Daniel: and the King spake, and...
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Then saide Daniel vnto the King, O King, liue for euer.
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My God (Elohim) hath sent his Angel and hath shut the lyons mouthes, that they haue not hurt mee: fo...
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Then was the King exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel out of the denn...
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And by the commandement of the King these me which had accused Daniel, were brought, and were cast i...
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Afterwarde King Darius wrote, Vnto all people, nations and languages, that dwel in all the world: Pe...
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I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdome, men tremble and feare before the God (Elohi...
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Hee rescueth and deliuereth, and hee worketh signes and wonders in heauen and in earth, who hath del...
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So this Daniel prospered in the reigne of Darius and in the reigne of Cyrus of Persia.
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